Publications by authors named "Michelle Z Leisner"

Background: Diagnostic tools for determining causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) have improved over time. We examined if cancer incidence among these patients changed over a 20-year period.

Methods: Population-based cohort study using nationwide Danish registries.

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The CHADS-VASc score is used to predict stroke risk among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We examined whether a CHADS-VASc score predicts stroke risk among individuals without hospital-diagnosed AF and quantified the magnitude of the association in comparison to AF patients. We used data from population-based medical registries (1995 to 2005) covering all Danish hospitals to identify patients diagnosed with AF (n = 122,980).

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This study examines the association between psoriasis and subsequent development of mental disorder using data on individuals with at least 2 hospital- or outpatient-based diagnoses of psoriasis from population-based registries covering all Danish hospitals.

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Context: Acromegaly has been associated with increased risk of cancer morbidity and mortality, but research findings remain conflicting and population-based data are scarce. We therefore examined whether patients with acromegaly are at higher risk of cancer.

Design: A nationwide cohort study (1978 to 2010) including 529 acromegaly cases was performed.

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